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N on-Profit O r p a ta tk * U.S. POSTAGE P A ID PERMIT NO. MS6 SYRACUSE. HEW YORK VOL. 2 NO. 4 Onondaga Community College NOVEMBER 17.1972 Dja Want to Buy Some Dirty Pictures By Curt Carpenter. “Hey kid, dja want to buy some doity pichers?” This may be somewhat of an outdated phrase perhaps, but there are probably still some greasy old men with a five day stubble on their faces slouching around with soiled photographs of slutty looking women stapled to the inside of their coats. However, these people have been put out of business for the most part by the “adult bookstores” which now inhabit our fair city. In these places you can purchase such classic epics as “The Split Beaver Revue,” “Bondage in H arlem ,” and “ The Gay Patrolman.” Of course, you’ll have to pay ridiculous prices for these “all the sex you can handle crammed into 48 pages 16 in full colour” magazines but the reason for that is that the bookstore owners aren’t exactly selling best sellers and the market for these “dirty books” is limited so they have to mark up the price so that they can eat. He must also worry about such little pleasantries as busts, rip-offs and competition. These are part of the behind-the-scene problems that make this such an exciting and rewarding career. But what is really behind the scene in this business? You are. At least those of you who enjoy the plain brown wrapper culture han ded down to you by your horny old ancestors. Your ancestors have also handed down such sterling bits of information such as “Por nography is harmful,” \P o r nography causes madness and sex crimes,” and “Only degenerates read it.” Since none of these statements are true, we can assume that porno is an acceptable form of entertainment. Uh-uh. Several groups of crinkly old prunes say that it should be banned. They spend their lives touring porno shops and X-rated pictures, com plaining to the authorities about what they saw, and then going home to drool over what they have accumulated at home which is more than most bookstores can boast of having. Are these the people that we want telling us what we should or shouldn't read? Telling US what is obscene and what isn't? People who have long since forgotten what goes where and how and why so they have to read books to find out so that they can complain to the authorities? Well they do. Maybe I’m being over-dramatic, but I really don’t like people telling me what I can or can’t read or see. Sure, porno isn’t the best thing in the world to read, but I want a choice whether or not 1 want to read it. Do yourself a favor, and visit one of these classy establishments. C o n tinued O n Page 16, C o lum n 1 The Porno Papers By Curt Carpenter Do you read or have you at one time, read some form of por nography? If so, congratulations! It should be a part of everyone’s cultural background. Porno is the backbone of the American system. I’m certain that some of you have a sleazy novel or explicitly illustrated magazine hidden under your bed, in your closet, or discretely tucked away in your un derwear drawer. Does this make you a pervert? Are you sick? Of course. But you must also realize you’re not alone. There are millions of fellow degenerates all over the world just like you, sick as hell. Now I don’t mean to downgrade you deveates just because you slobber over some photos of a girl advertised as “The 79c Spread” or drool over a magazine entitled \Grand Prix” (which is~ pronounced as it looks). But I really do sympathize with C o n tin u e d O n Page 16, C o lum n 1
